Round Yorkshire With A Knife: The Wizard’s Quest Part 7

[meako]

you ve done well Jack.The dancing knife girls are superb.did that just happen spur o fthe moment?To top it off as i thought those pictures looked familiar-you have visited Royston Vasey and lived to tell the tale.Im jealous.
theres gold in them thar hills! keep the throttle on
cheers.

 

[N.E.Tim]

Jack,
Thank You for bringing us on your journey in and out of the shops and pubs, mixing with the locals, past the wonderful bridges and serene waterfall.
Just when I was content with knives, scenery, an occasional excentric crazy, coffee and a pint, we get to see The Sheffield Steel Rappers. That made my
day complete. I will have to search the tube to see this coordinated perfomance. It looks like these ladies enjoy knives as much as we do.
VERY WELL DONE.
Your weather looks like our April, we have had 110 inches of snow the winter with more to come.

 

[Jack Black]

Thank you very much for all your kind words friends

I wonder if the the rapper-wielding troupe at your local pub was what the dame from the charity shop in Slaithwaite had in mind when she opined that 'Anything could happen"? Thanks for bringing us along on your quest.

LOL! Yes, perhaps the dancing ladies have made an impromptu visit to Slaithwaite!

It's funny to think of you and your friend quietly looking over your purchases in a booth in the back, trying not to attract attention. And in comes half a dozen dancers, swinging swords around everyone's heads.

Just remember: "Anything could happen."

Yes, it certainly wasn't something we anticipated!

I thoroughly enjoyed this installment. I would love it if you shared the names of the ales you sample. I had a pub with 50 taps and hundreds of different bottles near me in my twenties, and "drank my way around the world." I started and ended with British ales. I am always looking for a new one to try. We get quite a few here in Texas.

Thank you. I might have to keep notes about the beers. I know the pint I had when we first arrived back in Leeds was one of the Magic Rock beers, which I very much reccomend. In the 'Rapper' bar (North Bar), we were drinking their house beer, Prototype, which is made locally by Kirkstall Bewery. A nice surprise was that the barman then brought us over a sample of Nogne Oaked Sunturn Brew, which was my Beer of the Year last year, and which I'd not expected to see again

Very nice Jack! Well written as usual, nice score on the key knife by the way, I have been searching for one (not very hard mind you) off and on for years. I originally wanted one for my house key but after installing keypads on both doors it is no longer necessary but that doesn't keep me from wanting one. I am looking forward to the next installment.

Thanks It occurred to me last night that I need THREE keys to get into my apartment!

Any more information, thoughts, advice, on the knives would be very much appreciated folks :thumbup:

I'm waiting for the day you meet a countryman walking his Lurchers down a country lane with ferrets in his trouser .
Then I'll really know its Yorkshire

Plenty of lurchers, but no ferrets just yet! They would certainly be a less unusual sight than the red-eared terrapin I saw sitting by Leeds canal last year!

you ve done well Jack.The dancing knife girls are superb.did that just happen spur o fthe moment?To top it off as i thought those pictures looked familiar-you have visited Royston Vasey and lived to tell the tale.Im jealous.
theres gold in them thar hills! keep the throttle on
cheers.

The dance troupe took everyone completely by surprise, just one of life's happy coincidences. They're involved with some sort of 'rapper' festival in Leeds on March 8th, and thought they'd make an advance trip to some Leeds pubs to gauge reaction.

Yes, Royston Vasey for sure! The 'local' shop is just on the hill above Marsden! My mate from Slaithwaite was living in Marsden at the time of filming and was paid a small amount because his house was in some of the footage.

Jack,
Thank You for bringing us on your journey in and out of the shops and pubs, mixing with the locals, past the wonderful bridges and serene waterfall.
Just when I was content with knives, scenery, an occasional excentric crazy, coffee and a pint, we get to see The Sheffield Steel Rappers. That made my
day complete. I will have to search the tube to see this coordinated perfomance. It looks like these ladies enjoy knives as much as we do.
VERY WELL DONE.
Your weather looks like our April, we have had 110 inches of snow the winter with more to come.

Thanks Tim, hope you stay warm and dry :thumbup:

 

[harronek]

Wonderful ,observational prose .
When are you going to the Thornton Le Dale - Pickering area ?
I live in hope .


Ken

 

[meako]

Running for and catching the train because the guard kept it waiting is a very good omen.And you did it twice! This certainly means there's a spring in your step.
Portentous my wayfaring friend.

 

[Jack Black]

Wonderful ,observational prose .
When are you going to the Thornton Le Dale - Pickering area ?
I live in hope .

Thanks Ken, but for logistical reasons (short days, poor transport), I'll probably not make it further north than Malton (in that direction). I'm not sure I've been to Pickering yet as it's off the rail network, I may go there in the summer when the days are longer. Thornton Le Dale is lovely, but small. Is there anywhere in particular you'd like me to visit there?

Running for and catching the train because the guard kept it waiting is a very good omen.And you did it twice! This certainly means there's a spring in your step.
Portentous my wayfaring friend.

More of a quick stumble rather than a run, but I surprised myself a little! I was also surprised when I didn't ache the next day!

 

[flatblackcapo]

Great reading, Jack. Thanks one again for keeping me entertained while I can't sleep when the moon is out.

 

[scruffuk]

:livid: You bounder!



Great posts Jack. You really deserve a pint or tow for all your hard work scouring around and for taking the tiem to photograph and document these trips :thumbup:

Great finds. I love that damascus knife...Sgain Dubh style?

The dagger is great too. I thought immediately that it looked like a bayonet tip. Thankfully someone labelled it up to confirm it.

As for that 'poached' wee pharmaceutical knife, well, I love the little 'bone saw' on it.

A nice surprise was that the barman then brought us over a sample of Nogne Oaked Sunturn Brew, which was my Beer of the Year last year, and which I'd not expected to see again

Need to get me a glass of that!

 

[Jack Black]

Great reading, Jack. Thanks one again for keeping me entertained while I can't sleep when the moon is out.

Great posts Jack. You really deserve a pint or tow for all your hard work scouring around and for taking the tiem to photograph and document these trips :thumbup:

Thanks a lot fellers :thumbup:

I love that damascus knife...Sgain Dubh style?

About a 5" blade I'd say. Very classy piece

The dagger is great too.

Cheers, should make a nice letter-opener

Need to get me a glass of that!

Heaven in a glass mate. The last time I was given a sample of it, I spent every penny I had in my wallet on the stuff!

 

[johnwobble]

Great story Jack I look forward to each new instalment.

. As we approached Knaresborough, the crone rang the bell and alighted outside Mother Shipton’s Cave, the ancient home of one of Knaresborough’s former residents, a mad old witch who prophesized the end of the world, and now a minor tourist attraction. Such was my erstwhile fellow passenger’s hag-like appearance, I could not help wondering if she was perhaps employed at the place as Mother Shipton’s doppelganger.


They never seem to predict free beer or chocolate, it's always the same" End of The World " nonsense !!

 

[Woodrow F Call]

Good read as always.

BTW, I did watch "The End of the World" which is about a pub called "The End of the World". Same pub?

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks guys

They never seem to predict free beer or chocolate, it's always the same" End of The World " nonsense !!

LOL! Brilliant John! Very True

I did watch "The End of the World" which is about a pub called "The End of the World". Same pub?

Similar Woodrow, slightly better beer, and zombies rather than space aliens

 

[Arredondo]

Thank you for your tours, beautiful pictures and splendid narrative; appreciate the hard work in putting everything together. Hope they can all go on a sticky so when I go back to Yorkshire I will be able to put together a ready made itinerary (another word for a pub crawl).

I'm not sure what a "load of cobblers" means since as they say we are two nations separated by the same language but those knives sure looked like sweat scrapers to me. They are not sharp and are held in two hands or folded over in one and run along a horses coat to remove water, sweat or mud. Sometimes they have blunt serrations on one side to help remove loose hair.

Again, thank you!

Tom

 

[meako]

load of cobblers= a heap of BS.

 

[Woodrow F Call]

Similar Woodrow, slightly better beer, and zombies rather than space aliens

Better beer... Zombies... sounds better already! Throw in some knives and it'll be perfect!

 

[Jack Black]

Thank you for your tours, beautiful pictures and splendid narrative; appreciate the hard work in putting everything together. Hope they can all go on a sticky so when I go back to Yorkshire I will be able to put together a ready made itinerary (another word for a pub crawl).

I'm not sure what a "load of cobblers" means since as they say we are two nations separated by the same language but those knives sure looked like sweat scrapers to me. They are not sharp and are held in two hands or folded over in one and run along a horses coat to remove water, sweat or mud. Sometimes they have blunt serrations on one side to help remove loose hair.

Again, thank you!

Tom

Thanks for your kind words Tom, and for the info on the knives. Let me know if you're ever headed back to these parts :thumbup:

load of cobblers= a heap of BS.

Indeed :thumbup:

A reasonably polite expression here these days, but the original meaning is something that rhymes with 'cobbler's awls'

Better beer... Zombies... sounds better already! Throw in some knives and it'll be perfect!

Let's go! :thumbup:

 

[screened porch]

You know, it seems funny that so many English folk think that all knives are illegal, but that was my impression from getting my news from BBC.
I was delighted to hear from you and Scruff that your restrictions aren't much worse than Michigan's.

 

[Jack Black]

You know, it seems funny that so many English folk think that all knives are illegal, but that was my impression from getting my news from BBC.
I was delighted to hear from you and Scruff that your restrictions aren't much worse than Michigan's.

It's crazy isn't it?